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The Objects of the 
Hereditary Societies and the military and Naval Orders 
of the united states ^ ^ ^ 



The Requirements for Membership Therein. 



COMPILEp BY 

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published by 
the department of heraldry, 

OF 

The Bailey, Banks & Biddle Company, 

philadelphia. 

1895. 



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Copyrighted, 1895, 

BY 

Eugene Zikber, 



INDEX. 

Page. 

Aztec Club of 1847 5 

Colonial Order of the Acorn 7 

Daughters of the Revolution 7 

Descendants of the Pioneers of America — 17TH Century . 8 

General Society of the War of 1812 9 

Grand Army of the Republic . 9 

Huguenot Society of America 10 

Ohio Society of New York 12 

Medal of Honor Legion 12 

Military Order of Foreign Wars of the United States . . 14 

National Society of the Children of the American Revolution 16 

National Society of the Colonial Dames of America . . 17 

National Society of New England Women 18 

Naval Order of the United States 19 

Netherlands Society of Philadelphia ,20 

Regular Army and Navy Union of the United States of 

America 21 

Society of the Army of the Cumberland 22 

Society of the Army of the Potomac 23 

Society of the Army of the Tennessee 24 

Society of the Cincinnati 24 

Society of Colonial Dames of America 26 



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Society of Colonial Wars 27 

Society of Daughters of the American Revolution ... 28 

Society of Mayflower Descendants 29 

Society of Sons of the Revolution 30 

Society of the United States Daughters 31 

Sons of Veterans, United States of America .... 32 

The Army of West Virginia 33 

The Aryan Order of St. George of the Holy Roman Empire 

IN THE Colonies of America 33 

The Colonial Society of Massachusetts 34 

The Daughters of the Cincinnati 35 

The Holland Society of New York 36 

The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United 

States 37 

The National Mary Washington Memorial Association . . 40 

The New England Society in the City of New York . . 41 

The Pilgrim Society 41 

The Society of Sons of the American Revolution ... 42 

The Society of the Army of Georgia 43 

The Society of the Army of the Ohio 44 

The Society of the War of 1812 45 

The Sons of Delaware 47 

The St. Nicholas Society of New York 48 

1776— United States Daughters of— 1812 49 



Aztec Club of 1847. 

Founded October 13th, 1847. 

"OBJECT. 

" This Association formed and founded in the City of Mexico, 
in the year 1847, by officers of the United States Army, shall be 
continued in perpetuity as ' The Aztec Club of 1847,' with a view to 
cherish the memories and keep alive the traditions that cluster about 
the names of those officers who took part in the Mexican War of 
1846, '47, and '48." 

"MEMBERSHIP. 

''First. — Those officers who inaugurated the Aztec Club in the 
City of Mexico on the 13th of October, 1847, numbering 160 
members and the two honorary members named in Articles I. and 
IV. of the Constitution published in March, 1848 ; and 

''Second. — Those officers who by resolution of 1871 became 
eligible to membership since that date, having served in some part 
of Mexico during the war with that country, and who have been or 
may hereafter be elected members. The names of members 
admitted upon personal application will be enrolled as Primary 
Members on a list (Number One) to be arranged permanendy, in 
numerical series, in the order of date of admittance — not to be altered 
except by future additions or by dismissals for cause. 

" Third. — To extend to the memory of comrades killed in battle 
in Mexico or who died of wounds received in Mexico prior to the 
formation of our Club, all the honorable distinctions pertaining to 
membership in the Club, it was resolved in 1883 that upon application 



by the eldest son or nearest lineal descendant of the officer so killed 
such son or lineal descendant may be eligible to membership as 
representing his dead relative. When such representative has been 
duly elected and qualified, the name of the dead officer and the battle 
where he was killed should be entered on List Number One, in a 
separate group with his representative, in the order of election. 

''Fourth. — As provided in 1887, the son or nearest blood 
relative of any deceased officer who never himself applied for 
membership (though eligible thereto because of personal service in 
Mexico during the war) may make v/ritten application for admission 
as the representative of his father or blood relative. ... If elected 
and qualified the name of such dead officer shall also be enrolled on 
List Number 07ie^ in the same numerical series, in a separate group, 
and in the order of the date of admittance of the lineal descendant. 

' ' Fifth. — To provide for the continuance of the Club in con- 
formity wath the resolution of September, 1874, each Primary Member 
admitted upon personal application may nominate as his successor 
his son or a blood relative, who during the life of the Primary shall 
be known as an Associate Member, and entitled to all the privileges 
of the Club, except that of voting, and upon the death of the Primary 
shall be entitled as his representative to full membership. Should a 
Primary die without having named his successor, his son (first) or 
nearest blood relative (next) may, on written application, be nomi- 
nated as his representative ; . . . but no one proposed for an 
Associate Member or as the representative of a deceased member 
shall be voted for until the Examining Committee shall report him 
eligible and qualified to join the Club. If minors are proposed, their 
names will be retained for future action until they attain their 
majority. ... A Representative Member may present a blood 
relative of the Primary Member he represents as his associate, and, 
if elected, he will be entitled to the privileges of an Associate Mem- 
ber, and upon the death of the representative may himself become a 
Representative Member, and in like manner nominate as his associate 
the nearest living blood relative of the dead Primary Member, if there 
be one qualified to become an acceptable representative of said 
Primary. When no such lineal descendant of the Primary Member 
exists, the succession for such member of the Aztec Club will cease." 



COLONIAL ORDER OF THE ACORN. 
Instituted January 30th, 1894. Incorporated February 3d, 1894. 

" OBJECTS. 

' ' To cherish and perpetuate American traditions and associations, 
and to promote patriotism and loyahy to our National Institutions." 

" MEMBERSHIP. 

" It is a pre-requisite to admission that a candidate shall be a de- 
scendant, in the male line, of a forefather resident prior to July 4th, 
1776, in one of the North American Colonies, that afterwards became 
the thirteen original States, and shall be nominated for membership 
and seconded by members of the Order.'* 



DAUGHTERS OF THE REVOLUTION. 

Organized September 9th, 1891. 

"OBJECTS. 

"To keep alive among its members and their descendants, and 
throughout the community, the patriotic spirit of the men and women 
who achieved American Independence; to collect and secure for 
preservation the manuscript rolls, records and other documents relat- 
ing to the War of the American Revolution, and provide a place for 
their preservation and a fund for their purchase ; to encourage his- 
torical research in relation to such Revolution and to publish its 
results ; to promote and assist in the proper celebration of prominent 
events relating to or connected with the War of the Revolution ; to 
promote social intercourse and the feeling of fellowship among its 
members ; ' and provide a home for and furnish assistance to such as 
may be impoverished, when it is in their power to do so.' " 

" MEMBERSHIP. 

' ' Any woman above the age of eighteen years shall be eligible 
to membership in the ' Daughters of the Revolution,' who is a lineal 



descendant from an ancestor who as a military or naval or marine 
officer, soldier, sailor or marine in actual service under the authority 
of any of the Thirteen Colonies or States, or of the Continental Con- 
gress, and remaining always loyal to such authority, or a descendant 
of one who signed the Declaration of Independence, or of one who as 
a member of the Continental Congress or of the Congress of any of 
the Colonies or States, or as an official appointed by or under the 
authority of any such representative bodies actually assisting in the 
establishment of American Independence by service rendered during 
the War of the Revolution, becoming thereby liable to conviction of 
treason against the Government of Great Britain, but remaining 
always loyal to the authority of the Colonies or States, shall be eligible 
to membership in this Society." 



DESCENDANTS OF THE PIONEERS OF AMERICA— 

I7TH Century. 

Organized 1893. 

" objects. 

' * To collect information respecting the history of the families of 
the first settlers in this country, and to preserve their genealogies. ' ' 

" MEMBERSHIP. 

' * Eligibility to membership is derived only through the direct 
male line, and from one who settled in any part of America prior to 
the year 1700. This shall include all nationalities. 

"Members must be at least twenty-one years of age, of good 
repute and standing in society. 

"The apphcation for membership must be in writing, and set 
forth in detail the direct lineage from the original ancestor who emi- 
grated to this country, with the date and place of settlement and 
from what country he came." 



General Society of the War of 1812. 

Organized September 14th, 1814. 

"OBJECTS. 

"To perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men who com- 
pleted the work of the Revolution by the victories of the War of 
181 2 ; to encourage research in relation to this event and the pubH- 
cation of the same ; to the establishment of a Hbrary and museum 
for the preservation of documents and relics relating to said war ; 
care and burial of veterans of War of 1812, where it is necessary, 
and participation in and promotion of the celebration of the anni- 
versaries of the great events of that war ; to cherish, maintain, and 
extend the institutions of American freedom, and foster true patriot- 
ism and love of country." 

"MEMBERSHIP. 

"Any male person above the age of twenty-one (21) years, who 
participated in, or who is a lineal descendant of one who served dur- 
ing the War of 18 12, in the army, navy, revenue-marine or privateer 
service of the United States." 



GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC. 
Organized March, 1866. First Post April 6th, 1866. 

"OBJECTS. 

" I. To preserve and strengthen those kind and fraternal feel- 
ings which bind together the soldiers, sailors, and marines who 
united to suppress the late Rebellion, and to perpetuate the memory 
and history of the dead. 

* * 2. To assist such former comrades in arms as need help and 
protection, and to extend needful aid to the widows and orphans of 
those who have fallen. 

"3. To maintain true allegiance to the United States of Amer- 
ica, based upon a paramount respect for, and fidelity to, its Constitu- 
tion and Laws ; to discountenance whatever tends to weaken loyalty, 

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incites to insurrection, treason, or rebellion, or in any manner impairs 
the efficiency and permanency of our free institutions ; and to encour- 
age the spread of universal liberty, equal rights, and justice to all 
men." 

" MEMBERSHIP. 

"Soldiers and sailors of the United States Army, Navy, or 
Marine Corps, v/ho served between April 12th, 1861, and April 9th, 
1865, in the war for the suppression of the Rebellion, and those 
having been honorably discharged therefrom after such service, and 
of such State regiments as were called into active service and subject 
to the orders of U. S. General Officers, between the dates men- 
tioned, shall be eligible to membership in the Grand Army of the 
Republic. No person shall be eligible to membership who has at 
any time borne arms against the United States." 



HUGUENOT SOCIETY OF AMERICA. 
Organized April 12th, 1883. Incorporated June 12th, 18S5. 

*' OBJECTS. 

** Firstly. — To perpetuate the memory and to foster and promote 
the principles and virtues of the Huguenots. 

' ' Secondly. — To publicly commemorate at stated times the princi- 
pal events in the history of the Huguenots. 

" Thirdly. — To discover, collect, and preserve all still-existing 
documents, monuments, etc., relating to the genealogy or history of 
the Huguenots of America. 

''Fourthly. — To gather by degrees a library, for the use of the 
Society, composed of all obtainable books, monographs, pamphlets, 
manuscripts, church and other registers, relating to the Huguenots. 

''Fifthly. — To cause statedly to be prepared and read before the 
Society ; papers, essays, etc. , especially on obscure or disputed 
questions in Huguenot history or genealogy, their settlements, 
biographies, public acts, influence on society, arts, commerce, and 
politics of Amemca especially, and of other countries where they 
settled. 

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'' Sixthly.— To cause to be prepared and published, when the 
requisite materials have been discovered and procured, from time to 
time, a series of octavo volumes entitled : * Collections of The Hugue- 
not Society of America.' 

*' An Annual Bulletin shall also be published to correspond in 
general uniformity with the 'Collections.' It shall contain the pro- 
ceedings of the Society, notices of papers read before the Society, or 
abstracts of them, or the papers in full, at the discretion of the Pub- 
lication Committee. It shall also contain the Annual Financial 
Statement of the Treasurer and such a brief review of the doings of 
other Huguenot Societies as the Committee may deem it advisable to 
print. 

^'Seventhly. — To establish branches of this Society in other 
American cities and to encourage the foundation of similar Societies 
in other countries where Huguenots have taken refuge, in order to 
arrive, with their aid, at a correct estimate of the combined influence 
of the Huguenots upon the history of the world at large." 

"MEMBERSHIP. 

"Sec. I. — The membership of the Society shall be as follows : 

' * Firstly. — All descendants in the direct male lines of the Hugue- 
not families that emigrated to America prior to the promulgation of 
the Edict of Toleration, November 28th, 1787. 

''Secondly. — All descendants through the female lines of the 
Huguenot families that emigrated to America prior to the promulga- 
tion of the Edict of Toleration, November 28th, 1787. 

' * Thirdly. — Representatives of other French families whose pro- 
fession of the Protestant faith is anterior to the promulgation of the 
Edict of Toleration, November 2Sth, 1787. 

''Fourthly. — Writers who have made the history, genealogy, 
principles, etc., of the Huguenots a special subject of study and 
research, to whatever nationality they may belong. 

''Sec. 2. — The members of the Society may consist of three 
classes, Resident, Corresponding, and Honorary. 

"Sec. 3. — The annual fees of members, Corresponding and 
Honorary members excepted, shall be five dollars, and the payment 
of fifty dollars shall constitute a life member." 



Ohio Society of New York. 

Organized January 13th, 18S6. 
"OBJECTS. 

* ' To cultivate social intercourse among its members and to pro- 
mote their best interests. ' ' 

"MEMBERSHIP. 

* ' Any person is eligible to membership who is over eighteen 
years of age, and is a native, or the son of a native, of the State of 
Ohio, or has been a resident of Ohio for a period of seven years." 



MEDAL OF HONOR LEGION. 

Organized April 23d, 1890. 

" OBJECTS. 

" Ever mindful that the ' Medal of Honor' is an insignia of heroic 
meaning, its possessors are thereby reminded that it is their habitual 
and most constant and ceaseless duty to be at all times gallant, 
modest, self-sacrificing and patriotic, and of spotless integrity in both 
private and public life. Having in the darkest hours of their coun- 
try's history attested their fidelity, they now, in a golden era of 
patriotism and prosperity, bind themselves to love, with equal sincer- 
ity and earnestness, all portions of their country and to teach by 
conduct and example, obedience to a sacred and venerated Constitu- 
tion and the laws of the land, and a common devotion to the Union, 
and to the one flag which alone represents its greatness, power, and 
glory. 

"The principles and objects of the Legion, as thus defined, in- 
clude the obligation and duty to cherish all patriotic memories, to 
cultivate in truth and charity fraternal fellowship and sympathies, 
and contribute our earnest efforts at all times, in cordial co-operation 
with all other organizations, in securing and advancing the best inter- 
ests of all comrades and vv^orthy soldiers and sailors." 

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"MEMBERSHIP. 

''The membership of this Legion shall consist of Companions 
of two classes. 

''First Class. — All officers and enlisted men of the Regular 
Array and Volunteer forces of the United States to whom Medals of 
Honor have been presented by the President in the name of Con- 
gress, as having most distinguished themselves by their gallantry in 
action and other soldier-like qualities during the war for the preserva- 
tion and maintenance of the Union and the Constitution, 1861-65 >* 
all petty officers, seamen, landsmen, and marines of the United 
States Navy to whom the Secretary of the Navy has presented 
Medals of Honor, pursuant to act or resolution of Congress, as having 
most distinguished themselves by their gallantry in action or extraor- 
dinary heroism in the line of their profession and other seamanlike 
qualities during said war ; all officers and enhsted men of the Regu- 
lar or Volunteer forces of the United States, and officers, petty offi- 
cers, seamen, landsmen, and marines of the Navy of the United 
States who have received or may hereafter receive medals, pursuant 
to any act or resolution of Congress as having most distinguished 
themselves by gallantry in battle or heroism in the line of their pro- 
fession during any other war in which the United States has been 
or may be hereafter engaged, or any minor military or naval opera- 
tions or engagements, including active warfare against the Indians. 

"The Executive Committee hereinafter provided for shall deter- 
mine in each case whether the holder of any such medal has received 
it according to the true intent and meaning of the act or resolution 
of Congress under which it was awarded . 

'' Seco7id Class.— The Second Class shall be composed of the 
sons, or, on failure of sons, of the Daughters of Companions of the 
First Class, — that is to say, the eldest or other son nominated by 
such member, or, on failure of sons, the eldest or other daughters so 
nominated shall be eligible to membership in the Second Class, and 
upon arriving at the age of twenty-one years he or she shall be enti- 
tled to participate in the proceedings of the Legion, and to vote on 
all questions as fully as if such Companion were of the First Class ; 
and upon the decease of a Companion of the First Class his aforesaid 

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successor shall become a Companion of the First Class, with all the 
rights of an original member of that class, if of full age or upon 
arriving at full age. 

"The Legion shall be maintained always by hereditary succes- 
sion, as thus defined and provided for, and on failure of sons and 
daughters of Companions of the First Class, any person of kin to 
such Companion whom he may nominate during his lifetime, or who, 
on failure of such nomination, may thereafter be elected, may be 
admitted as a Companion of the Second Class." 



MILITARY Order of Foreign wars of the United States. 

Instituted December 17th, 1894. 

"objects. 

"To honor and perpetuate the names of those who served their 
country as commissioned officers in wars with a foreign foe, in either 
branch of the service, in either the War of the Revolution, the War 
with Tripoli, the War of 1812, the Mexican War." 

"MEMBERSHIP. 

"Sec. I. — Companionship. Any male person, above the age 
of twenty-one years, a citizen of the United States, of good moral 
character and reputation, shall be eligible to Companionship in this 
Order, upon further qualifying as hereinafter provided. Members 
shall be known as ' Companions,' and shall be either 'Veteran 
Companions* or * Hereditary Companions.' 

"Sec. 2. — Veteran Companions. These shall be Commissioned 
Officers in the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps of the United States, 
or honorably discharged therefrom, who did active field, garrison, or 
naval duty in any of the wars designated in Section 4 of this article, 
as a soldier, sailor, or marine in the service of one of the States or of 
the United States ; and also persons who did such active field, garri- 
son, or naval duty, in any of said wars, as Commissioned Officers 
therein, and who received their commissions by direct act of either 
Federal or State authority and who were honorably discharged from 
service. 

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"Sec. 3. — Hereditary Companioris. These shall be the direct 
male lineal descendants, in the male line, of any Veteran Companion ; 
Provided, that, in case any Veteran Companion has no direct male 
lineal descendant, he shall have the privilege of nominating as his 
representative and successor, a brother, or a nephew of the same 
family name ; and also the direct male lineal descendants, in the male 
line, of a Commissioned Officer, as the Propositus, who performed 
active field, garrison, or naval duty, as a Commissioned Officer, in 
any of said wars, and who received his Commission by direct act of 
one of the thirteen original Colonies, or of Vermont, or of the Con- 
tinental Congress, or of one of the States, or of the United States. 

' ' Provided : That such Propositus remained always loyal to his 
cause, and was either killed or died in service, or was honorably dis- 
charged therefrom ; and 

''Provided: That when the claim to eligibility is based upon the 
service of an ancestor in the * Militia,' it must be satisfactorily shown 
that such ancestor was actually called into the service of one of said 
thirteen original Colonies, or of Vermont, or of the Continental 
Congress, or of one of the States, or of the United States, and 
performed garrison or field duty ; and 

''Provided: That when the claim to eligibility is based upon the 
service of an ancestor as a 'Naval or Marine Officer,' it must be 
satisfactorily shown that such service was regularly performed in the 
Continental Navy, or in the Navy of one of the thirteen original Col- 
onies, or of Vermont, or of one of the States, or of the United 
States, or on an armed vessel, other than a merchant ship, which 
sailed under letters of marque and reprisal, and that such ancestor 
was duly enrolled in the ship's company as a Commissioned Officer. 

"Sec. 4. — Such service must be satisfactorily shown to have 
been performed in one of the following wars : 

"The War of the Revolution, between the 19th day of April, 
1775, and the 19th day of April, 1783 ; 

" The War with Tripoli, between the loth day of June, 1801, and 
the 4th day of June, 1805 ; 

"The War of 1812, between the i8th day of June, 1812, and 
the 1 8th day of February, 1815 ; 

"The Mexican War, between the 9th day of April, 1S46, and 
the 4th day of July, 1848." 

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National Society of the Children of the 
AMERICAN Revolution. 

Incorporated April nth, 1S95. 
"OBJECTS. 

"We, the children and youth of America, in order to know 
more about our country from its formation and thus grow up into 
good citizens, with a love for, and an understanding of, the princi- 
ples and institutions of our ancestors, do unite under the guidance 
and government of the Daughters of the American Revolution, in the 
Society to be called the National Society of the Children of the 
American Revolution. 

"We take as objects of this Society, to work for : First, the 
acquisition of knowledge of American history, so that we may 
understand and love our country better, and then any patriotic 
work that will help us to that end, keeping a constant endeavor to 
influence all other children and youth to the same purpose ; to 
help to save the places made sacred by the American men and 
women who forwarded American Independence ; to find out and to 
honor the lives of children and youth of the Colonies and of the 
American Revolution ; to promote the celebration of all patriotic 
anniversaries ; to place a copy of the Declaration of Independence 
and other historic documents in every place appropriate for them ; 
to hold our American flag sacred above every other flag on earth. 
In short, to follow the injunctions of Washington, who, in his youth, 
served his country, till we can perform the duties of good citizens. 

' * And to love, uphold, and extend the institutions of American 
liberty and patriotism, and the principles that made and saved our 
country. ' ' 

"MEMBERSHIP. 

"All children and youth of America, of both sexes, from birth 
to the age of eighteen years for the girls and twenty-one years for 
the boys, may join this Society, provided they descend in direct line 
from patriotic ancestors who helped to plant or to perpetuate this 
country in the Colonies, or in the Revolutionary War, or in any 
other way. 

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"One of the reasons for starting this work is that it will tend to 
popularize the work of the public school toward patriotism and good 
government. 

* * Those children who are not eligible for membership are ta be 
gathered by the Local Societies into all its public meetings, into its 
plans, and its work, and its pleasures ; so that the movement may be 
said to be one of the broadest and most beneficent that has touched 
child life." 



NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA. 

Organized May 23d, 1S90. Incorporated April 13th, 1891. 
'* OBJECTS. 

" Whereas, Every year that passes renders it more manifest that 
there is a great and widespread interest being developed in all mat- 
ters appertaining to American history, an interest that is extending 
beyond our own borders, to every quarter of the habitable world, 
and, as the names of the founders of a nation are the first which 
greet the ears of growing youth in all countries, ancient or modern, 
it seems eminently fitting that the chief recipients of the blessings 
secured by such heroes and founders of the United States of Amer- 
ica should unite in doing them honor. 

' ' Whereas, This fresh and healthful interest in the self-sacri- 
ficing services and noble achievements of our country's beginners, 
inspires foreign visitors of intelligence and culture to make the most 
exhaustive inquiries into the history of their lives and characters and 
principles and the times in which they lived, and that neglect on the 
part of their descendants to possess the knowledge with which to 
furnish accurate information is inexcusable ; 

*' Therefore, The Society of the Colonial Dames of America 
has been formed and established in the city of New York, that the 
women, as well as the men of kindred institutions, may interest 
themselves in the study of the past and become imbued with the 
lessons and the details of great events in which their ancestors were 
directly concerned and cultivate the spirit of genuine patriotism, 
becoming thereby prepared to aid at all times in perpetuating the 



memory of the brave men who in any important service by act or 
counsel, contributed to the achievement of American Independence 
and the consequent founding of this vast and wonderful empire of the 
Western world, and to promote as opportunity offers, the commem- 
orative celebrations of great historical events of national import- 



" MEMBERSHIP. 

"The * Society of the Colonial Dames of America' shall be 
composed entirely of women who are legitimately descended in their 
own persons from some ancestor of worthy life who came to reside in 
an American Colony prior to 1776 and who was efficient in the service 
of the country either in the founding of a town or a commonwealth 
that has survived and developed into importance, who held an 
important position in the colonial government or who as a states- 
man or officer contributed to the achievement of A-.merican inde- 
pendence through which was created a great and powerful nation." 



NATIONAL SOCIETY OF NEW ENGLAND WOMEN. 

Instituted January 24th, 1895. Incorporated March 4th, 1895. 

" OBJECTS. 

' ' To promote social and intellectual intercourse among its mem- 
bers and to offer advice and assistance to women of New England 
birth and ancestry, residing in portions of the United States other 
than New England. 

" It is not the intention to make this a benevolent society. It is 
only intended to render a service in any way to any New England 
women who may need it. The intention of the Society is to carry 
out New England principles as far as possible, of advancing the 
cause of intellectual progress, of searching up new ideas and intro- 
ducing anything of a social nature which would seem to add to the 
happiness of its members." 

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"MEMBERSHIP. 

** Active. — An active member must have been born in New Eng- 
land, or one parent and a husband may have been born in New 
England. 

''Associate. — An associate member must have one parent born 
in New England, a husband born in New England, two grandparents 
born in New England, or one grandparent who represents a line of 
New England ancestry, and who was born in New England. 

"Daughters of members may become associate members." 



Naval order of the united states. 

Organized November loth, 1890. 
"OBJECTS. 

* * Whereas, Many of the principal battles and famous victories of 
the several wars in which the United States has participated were 
fought and achieved by the Naval forces ; 

*' Whereas, It is well and fitting that the illustrious deeds of the 
great Naval commanders, their companion officers in arms, and their 
subordinates in the wars of the United States should be forever hon- 
ored and respected ; — 

''Therefore, Entertaining the most exalted admiration of the 
undying achievements of the Navy, we, the survivors and descen- 
dants of participants of those memorable conflicts, have joined our- 
selves together and have instituted the * Naval Order of the United 
States,' that we may transmit to our latest posterity their glorious 
names and memories ; and to encourage research and publication of 
data pertaining to Naval art and science, and to establish libraries in 
which to preserve all documents, rolls, books, portraits, and relics 
relating to the Navy and its heroes at all times. ' ' 

*• MEMBERSHIP. 

"The Companions of the Order shall be of Three Classes : 
"First Class. — Commissioned officers, Midshipmen and Naval 
Cadets, in actual service in the United States Navy, Marine Corps, 

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Revenue or Privateer services during the wars, or in face of the 
enemy in any engagement, in which the Navy of the United States 
has participated and who resigned or were discharged with honor, or 
who are still in the service, provided^ however, that this clause shall 
not be so construed as to include officers who at any time have borne 
arms against the Government of the United States. 

"The eldest lineal male representatives, or in default thereof, 
then one such collateral representative as may be deemed worthy, of 
deceased commissioned Officers, Midshipmen, and Naval Cadets in 
actual service in the Navy, Marine Corps, Revenue or Privateer ser- 
vices under the authority of any of the thirteen original Colonies or 
States, or of the Continental Congress during the War of the Revo- 
lution, or of the United States during the War with France, the War 
with Tripoli, the War of 1812, the War with Mexico, the Civil War, 
or in face of the enemy in any engagement in which the Navy of the 
United States has participated, and who resigned or were discharged 
with honor, or who were killed in the service. 

*' The admission and succession to membership in the First Class 
shall descend to the heir male, unless, for satisfactory reasons, another 
be chosen, in which case the membership shall extend to the life only 
of the Companion so elected, and at his decease the right to repre- 
sentation shall revert to the then existing heir male. 

''Second Class. — Lineal male descendants of commissioned Offi- 
cers, Midshipmen and Naval Cadets, who performed service in the 
Navy, Marine Corps, Revenue or Privateer services, as aforesaid. 

" Third Class. — Enlisted men who have received the United 
States Naval Medal of Honor for bravery in face of the enemy may 
be enrolled, exempt from fees and dues, by the Commanderiesof the 
States in which they reside. ' ' 



Netherlands society of Philadelphia. 

"OBJECTS. 

' ' To collect literature relating to the Netherlands, to disseminate 
a knowledge of Netherlands history and influence upon civilization, 
and to promote social intercourse among its members." 

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"MEMBERSHIP. 

' * To entitle an applicant to membership, he must produce satis- 
factory evidence to show lineal descent from Netherlanders, or from 
ancestors who lived continuously in the Netherlands for at least two 
generations, and that the ancestor through whom the right to mem- 
bership is claimed emigrated to one of the American Colonies and 
resided therein prior to 1776. The applicant for membership must 
be twenty-one years of age, of good repute, and be proposed in 
writing by a member of the Society." 



REGULAR ARMY AND NAVY UNION OF THE UNITED STATES 

OF AMERICA. 

Incorporated March 31st, 1S88. 

"OBJECTS. 

* * Whereas^ There are thousands of honorably discharged Regu- 
lar soldiers, sailors, and marines, who have spent the best days of 
their Hves in the service of their country, who are to-day total 
strangers to one another ; and 

* ' Whereas, The Army, Navy, and Marine Corps of the United 
States of America are the principal guardians and strongest support- 
ers of the Government in the protection of its citizens, their honor 
and integrity, their lives and liberties, as well as in the enforcement 
of the laws against the encroachment of foreign powers on the 
frontier, and in subduing those harassing and barbarous enemies of 
civilization, — the wild and treacherous Indians, who have been a 
source of bloody strife for many years; and considering it our duty 
for the purpose of fraternal recognition and the enhancement of 
social relations between its members, as well as for mutual protection 
and benefit, to reunite those separated by reason of discharge ; to 
preserve and strengthen that fraternal feeling which binds together 
the regular soldiers, sailors, and marines of the United States who 
have rendered faithful service to the Government ; to do all in our 
power to promote and elevate the social and material standing of the 
enlisted man, and the man before the mast, and to encourage and 

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abet legislation for his benefit ; to strenuously insist upon the enforce- 
ment of Federal and State Civil Service laws, when mandatory pre- 
ference in the way of employment is to be given to honorably dis- 
charged veterans ; to care for the sick and distressed, to bury the 
dead, and to provide for the dependents of departed comrades and 
shipmates Therefore be it 

* 'Resolved, That we, of the Regular service, who are honorably 
discharged from the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps of the United 
States, do hereby organize * The Regular Army and Navy Union of 
the United States of America,' for the purposes and objects above 
mentioned." 

"MEMBERSHIP. 

**Sec. 82. — An applicant for membership must be an enlisted 
man or apprentice of the Regular Army, Navy, or Marine Corps, 
having at the time of application for membership served not less 
•than one year of his current enlistment ; or any honorably discharged 
or retired member of the Regular Army, Navy, or Marine Corps of 
the United States of America, of good moral character, industrious 
habits, and possessed of some known reputable means of support 
and livelihood, and officers who have served five years or more in 
either branch of the service." 



SOCIETY OF THE ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND. 

Organized February 6th, 1868. 

"OBJECTS. 

' ' To perpetuate the memory of the fortunes and achievements 
of the Army of the Cumberland ; to preserve that unanimity of loyal 
sentiment and that kind and cordial feeling which has been an emi- 
nent characteristic of this army, and the main element of the power 
and success of its efforts in behalf of the cause of the Union. The 
history and glory of the officers and soldiers belonging to this army, 
who have fallen either on the field of battle or otherwise in the Hne 
of their duty, shall be a permanent trust to this Society, and every 
effort shall be made to collect and preserve the proper memorials of 

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their services, to inscribe their names upon the roll of honor, and to 
transmit their fame to posterity. It shall also be the object and 
bounden duty of this Society to relieve, as far as possible, the fami- 
lies of such deceased officers and soldiers, when in indigent circum- 
stances, either by the voluntary contribution of the members, or in 
such other manner as they may determine, when the cases are 
brought to their attention. This provision shall also hereafter apply 
to the suffering families of those members of the Society who may in 
the future be called hence, and the welfare of the soldier's widow 
and orphan shall forever be a holy trust in the hands of his surviving 
comrades. ' ' 

"MEMBERSHIP. 

' ' Composed of officers and soldiers who served with honor in 
the Army of the Cumberland." 



SOCIETY OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. 

Organized July 5th, 1S69. 
"OBJECTS. 

* ' To cherish the memories and associations of the Army of the 
Potomac ; to strengthen the ties of fraternal fellowship and sympa- 
thy formed from companionship in that Army ; to perpetuate the 
name and fame of those who have fallen either on the field of battle 
or in the line of duty with that Army ; to collect and preserve the 
record of its great achievements, its numerous and well-contested 
battles, its campaigns, marches, and skirmishes." 

"MEMBERSHIP. 

" Its membership is composed of officers and men who served 
with honor in the Army of the Potomac, and were honorably dis- 
charged therefrom, or remained in service in the regular Army ; 
and also includes officers and men serving on vessels which, during 
the war, were in active and immediate co-operation with the Army of 
the Potomac, and who were honorably discharged therefrom or 
remained in the regular service." 

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SOCIETY OF THE ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE. 

Organized April 14th, 1865. 
"OBJECTS. 

' ' To keep alive and preserve that kindly and cordial feeling 
which has been one of the characteristics of this Army during its 
career in the service, and which has given it such harmony of action, 
and contributed in no small degree to its glorious achievements in 
our country's cause. 

' * The fame and glory of all the officers belonging to this Army 
who have fallen either on the field of battle or in their line of duty 
shall be a sacred trust to this Society, which shall cause proper 
memorials of their services to be collected and preserved, and thus 
transmit their names with honor to posterity." 

"MEMBERSHIP. 
"Officers who served with honor in said Army." 



SOCIETY OF The Cincinnati. 

This society was instituted on the 13th of May, 1783, by the 
officers of the Revolutionary army under the immediate command of 
General Washington, at the head-quarters of Baron Steuben on the 
Hudson River. 

"OBJECTS. 

** It having pleased the Supreme Governor of the universe, in 
the disposition of human affairs, to cause the separation of the 
Colonies of North America from the domination of Great Britain, 
and, after a bloody conflict of eight years, to establish them free and 
independent sovereign states, connected, by alliances founded on 
reciprocal advantage, with some of the great princes and powers of 
the earth ; 

" To perpetuate, therefore, as well the remembrance of this vast 
event, as the mutual friendships which have been formed under the 
pressure of common danger, and, in many instances, cemented by 
the blood of the parties, the officers of the American Army do, 

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hereby, in the most solemn manner, associate, constitute, and com- 
bine themselves into one Society of Friends, to endure as long as 
they shall endure, or any of their eldest male posterity, and, in fail- 
ure thereof, the collateral branches who may be judged worthy of 
becoming its supporters and members. 

* * The officers of the American Army having generally been 
taken from the citizens of America, possess high veneration for the 
character of that illustrious Roman, Lucius Ouintius Cincinnatus, 
and being resolved to follow his example, by returning to their citi- 
zenship, they think they may with propriety denominate themselves, 
the Society of the Cincinnati. 

* ' The following principles shall be immutable and form the basis 
of the Society of the Cincinnati : 

' ' An incessant attention to preserve inviolate those exalted 
rights and liberties of human nature for which they have fought and 
bled, and without which the high rank of a rational being is a curse 
instead of a blessing. 

"An unalterable determination to promote and cherish, between 
the respective States, that union and national honor so essentially 
necessary to their happiness, and the future dignity of the American 
em.pire." 

"MEMBERSHIP. 

*' All the officers of the American Army, as well those who have 
resigned w^ith honor, after three years' service in the capacity of 
officers, or who have been deranged by the resolutions of Congress 
upon the several reforms of the army, as those who shall have con- 
tinued. to the end of the war, have the right to become parties to this 
institution, provided that they subscribe one month's pay, and sign 
their names to the general rules, in their respective State Societies ; 
those who are present with the army immediately, and others within 
six months after the army shall be disbanded, extraordinary cases 
excepted. The rank, time of service, resolution of Congress by 
which any have been deranged, and place of residence, must be 
added to each name. And as a testimony of affection to the memory 
and the offspring of such officers as have died in the service, their 
eldest male branches shall have the samiC right of becoming members, 

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as the children of the actual members of the Society. . . . 
And as there are, and will at all times be, men in the respective 
States eminent for their abilities and patriotism, whose views may be 
directed to the same laudable objects with those of the Cincinnati, it 
shall be a rule to admit such characters, as honorary members of the 
Society, for their own lives only : Provided always, that the number 
of honorary members, in each State, does not exceed a ratio of one 
to four of the officers or their descendants." 

* ' That the General Society conceive the true interpretation of 
the institution regarding the descent is, that the original member is 
to be the propositus from whom succession is to be derived, and that 
the collateral branches are those collateral to the original member, 
and the succession should be through the direct male line, and not 
through females, until all the male lines have become extinct. ' ' 



SOCIETY OF Colonial Dames of America. 

Organized April Sth, 1891. 
" OBJECTS. 

"To collect manuscripts, traditions, relics, and mementoes of 
bygone days for preservation, . . . commemorate the success 
of the American Revolution and consequent birth of our glorious 
Republic ; diffiise healthful and intelligent information in whatever 
concerns the past and tends to create popular interest in American 
history and with a true spirit of patriotism seek to inspire genuine 
love of country in every heart within its range of influence, and to 
teach the young that it is a sacred obligation to do justice and honor 
to heroic ancestors whose ability, valor, sufferings, and achievements 
are beyond all praise." 

"MEMBERS. 

"Women who are descended in their own right from some 
ancestor of worthy life who came to reside in an American colony 
prior to 1750, which ancestor or some one of his descendants, being 
a lineal ascendant of the applicant, shall have rendered efficient ser- 
vice to his country during the Colonial period, either in the founding 

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of a commonwealth, or of an institution which has survived and de- 
veloped into importance, or who shall have held important position 
in the Colonial government, and who by distinguished services shall 
have contributed to the founding of this great and powerful nation. 
Services rendered after 1783 not recognized." 

SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS. 
"OBJECTS. 

' * W/iereaSy It is desirable that there should be adequate celebra- 
tions commemorative of the events of Colonial history, happening 
from the settlement of Jamestown, Va., May 13, 1607, to the battle 
of Lexington, April 19, 1775 ; 

' ' Therefore, The Society of Colonial Wars has been instituted 
to perpetuate the memory of those events, and of the men who, in 
military, naval, and civil positions of high trust and responsibility, 
by their acts or counsel, assisted in the establishment, defense, and 
preservation of the American Colonies, and were in truth the found- 
ers of this Nation. With this end in view, it seeks to collect and pre- 
serve manuscripts, rolls, relics, and records ; to provide suitable 
commemorations or memorials relating to the American Colonial 
period, and to inspire in its members the fraternal and patriotic spirit 
of their forefathers, and in the community respect and reverence for 
those whose pubhc services made our freedom and unity possible." 

" MEMBERSHIP. 

' * Any male person above the age of twenty-one years, of good 
moral character and reputation, shall be eligible to membership in 
the Society of Colonial Wars, who is lineally descended, in the male 
or female line, from an ancestor : 

*' (i) Who served as a military or naval officer, or as a soldier, 
sailor, or marine, or as a privateersman, under authority of the Colo- 
nies which afterward formed the United States, or in the forces of 
Great Britain which participated with those of the said Colonies in 
any wars in which the said colonies were engaged, or in which they 
enrolled men, from the settlement of Jamestown, May 13, 1607, to 
the battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775 ; or, 

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" (2) Who held office in any of the Colonies between the dates 
above mentioned, either as 

" {a) Director-General, Vice-Director-General, or member of the 
Council or legislative body in the Colony of New Netherlands. 

"((5) Governor, Lieutenant- or Deputy-Governor, Lord Propri- 
etor, member of the King's or Governor's Council, or legislative 
body in the Colonies of New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsyl- 
vania, and Delaware. 

" (r) Lord Proprietor, Governor, Deputy-Governor, or member 
of the Council or of the legislative body in Maryland and the Caro- 
linas. 

" (^ Governor, Deputy-Governor, Governor's Assistant, or 
Commissioner to the United Colonies of New England, or member of 
the Council, body of Assistants, or legislative body in any of the 
New England Colonies. 

' * One collateral representative of an ancestor, such as above 
specified, shall be eligible to membership, provided there be no exist- 
ing lineal descendant, and provided that such person be the oldest 
collateral representative in the male line of such ancestor, or has 
filed with the Secretary- General of the Society written renunciation 
from all other persons having nearer claims to representation. 

** No State Society shall adopt any rule of eligibility for member- 
ship which shall admit any person not eligible for membership in the 
General Society ; but any State Society may, except as to members 
transferred from another State Society, further restrict at its discre- 
tion the basis of eligibility for membership in its own Society. ' ' 



SOCIETY OF Daughters of the American Revolution. 

Organized October nth, 1890. 

"OBJECTS. 

"To perpetuate the memory and the spirit of the men and 
women who achieved American Independence, by the acquisition 
and protection of historical spots and the erection of monuments ; 
by the encouragement of historical research in relation to the Revo- 
lution and the publication of its results ; by the preservation of 

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documents and relics, and of the records of the individual services of 
Revolutionary soldiers and patriots, and by the promotion of cele- 
brations of all patriotic anniversaries. 

"To carry out the injunction of Washington in his farewell 
address to the American people, ' to promote, as an object of primary 
importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge,' thus 
developing an enlightened public opinion, and affording to young 
and old such advantages as shall develop in them the largest capacity 
for performing the duties of American citizens. 

"To cherish, maintain, and extend the institutions of American 
freedom, to foster true patriotism and love of country, and to aid in 
securing for mankind all the blessings of liberty." 

"MEMBERSHIP. 

' 'Any woman may be eligible for membership who is of the age 
of eighteen years, and who is descended from an ancestor who, with 
unfaihng loyalty, rendered material aid to the cause of Independ- 
ence as a recognized patriot, as a soldier or sailor, or as a civil officer 
in one of the several Colonies or States, or of the United Colonies or 
States ; or from the mother of such a patriot ; provided that the 
applicant shall be acceptable to the Society." 



SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS. 
Organized December 22d, 1S94. 

"OBJECTS. 

''Whereas, Our ancestors, passengers on 'The Mayflower,' 
landed-nn December, 1620, on Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts, and 

' * W/iereas, They came to settle in a new land and to found a 
new home and government, for the benefit of themselves and their 
posterity, and 

''Whereas, After struggles and hardships, which in the first 
year after their landing carried off one- half of their number and 
necessitated years of continued bravery and fortitude against innu- 
merable trials of the severest kind, and 

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''JVkereas, Their acts and example have been instrumental in 
the establishment of Civil and Religious Liberty throughout this 
land, 

•* Therefore, This society is formed by lineal descendants of that 
band of Pilgrims, to preserve their memory, their records, their his- 
tory, and all facts relating to them, their ancestors, and their pos- 
terity." 

"MEMBERSHIP. 

* * Every lineal descendant, over eighteen years of age, of any 
passenger of the voyage of the 'Mayflower,' which terminated at 
Plymouth, Massachusetts, December, 1620, including all signers of 
'The Compact,' shall be eligible to membership. They must be 
proposed, seconded, and elected." 

SOCIETY OF SONS OF THE REVOLUTION. 

Instituted February 22d, 1876. Reorganized December 4th, 1883. 

"OBJECTS. 

' ' To perpetuate the memory of the men who, in the military, 
naval, and civil service of the Colonies and of the Continental Con- 
gress, by their acts or counsel achieved the independence of the 
country, and to further the proper celebration of the anniversaries 
of the birthday of Washington and of the prominent events con- 
nected with the war of the Revolution ; to collect and secure for 
preservation the rolls, records, and other documents relating to that 
period ; to inspire the members of the Society with the patriotic 
spirit of their forefathers ; and to promote the feeling of friendship 
among them." 

"MEMBERSHIP. 

* * Any male person above the age of twenty-one years, of good 
character, and a descendant of one who, as a military, naval, or 
marine officer, soldier, sailor, or marine, in actual service, under the 
authority of any of the thirteen Colonies or States or of the Conti- 
nental Congress, and remaining always loyal to such authority, or a 
descendant of one who signed the Declaration of Independence, or 
of one who, as a member of the Continental Congress or of the 

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Congress of any of the Colonies or States, or as an official appointed 
by or under the authority of any such legislative bodies, actually 
assisted in the establishment of American Independence by services 
rendered during the war of the Revolution, becoming thereby liable 
to conviction of treason against the government of Great Britain, 
but remaining always loyal to the authority of the Colonies or States, 
shall be eligible to membership in the Society." 



SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES DAUGHTERS— 1776-1812. 
In the State of Louisiana. 

"OBJECTS. 

*' Whereas, In all time and in all ages, valor, patriotism, and 
self-sacritice have been justly held as the triune virtues which con- 
stitute true heroism ; and 

' ' IV/iereas, Next to the approval of God and our conscience, 
the approval of our fellowmen must ever remain the incentive to 
great and noble deeds ; therefore be it 

'^Resolved, That in recalling the deeds of those who in 1776 
sacrificed fortune and life itself in the defense of their liberties, 
and of those who, in 18 12, in the face of like hardships and dis- 
couragements, settled forever the question of our national Inde- 
pendence, the United States Daughters of 1776 and 1812 honor 
themselves, and hold up to their children examples of disinterested 
patriotism, steadfastness in adversity, and unflinching courage in 
defense of right, which will, we trust, influence their lives in what- 
ever paths an all-wise Providence may lead them. 

*' It is, therefore, the aim and purpose of this Society to collect 
such papers, letters, and documents as shall help to write a true and 
impartial history of our country ; to honor the graves of those patriots 
who gave their lives to the good cause ; to promote friendly and social 
relations between the descendants of those who made that history 
possible, and for such other worthy objects as the Society, from time 
to time, may judge wise and proper." 

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"MEMBERSHIP. 

"Any white woman shall be eligible to membership in the 
United States Daughters of 1776-18 12, who is lineally descended 
from an ancestor who, either as a military, naval, or marine officer, 
soldier, sailor, or marine, or an official, or in any effective way and 
with unfailing loyalty, assisted in establishing American Indepen- 
dence during the wars of 1776 and 181 2 ; provided she be of good 
moral character, and shall be judged worthy of becoming a member." 



SONS OF VETERANS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 
Instituted April 24, 1879. Incorporated, 18S1. 

"OBJECTS. 

" To keep green the memories of our fathers and their sacrifices 
for the maintenance of the Union. 

"To aid the members cf the Grand Army of the Republic, and 
all honorably discharged Union soldiers, sailors, and marines, in the 
caring for their helpless and disabled veterans ; to extend aid and 
protection to their widows and orphans ; to perpetuate the memory 
and history of their heroic dead, and the proper observance of 
Memorial Day and Union Defenders Day. 

" To aid and assist worthy and needy members of our Order. 

"To inculcate patriotism and love of country, not only among 
our membership, but among all the people of our land, and to spread 
and sustain the doctrine of equal rights, universal hberty, and justice 
to all." 

"MEMBERSHIP. 

"All male descendants not less than i8 years of age, of deceased 
or honorably discharged soldiers, sailors, or marines, who served in 
the Union Army or Navy, during the Civil War of 1861-1865, shall 
be eligible to membership, provided that no person shall be eligible 
who has ever been convicted of any infamous crime, or who has, or 
v/hose father has ever, borne arms against the Government of the 
United States of America." 

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THE ARMY OF WEST VIRGINIA. 
Preliminary Organization, September 22d, 1870. Formally Organized, October 19th, 1871. 

'OBJECTS. 

* ' To cherish the memories and associations of the Army of 
West Virginia ; to strengthen the ties of fraternal fellowship and 
sympathy formed from companionship in the Army ; to perpetuate 
the name and fame of those who have fallen either on the field of 
battle or in the line of duty with that Army ; to collect and preserve 
the record of its great achievements, its numerous and well-contested 
battles, its campaigns, marches, and skirmishes." 

•' MEMBERSHIP. 

* * The Association may include the Governors of the State of 
West Virginia previous to the close of the war ; every officer and 
enlisted man who has at any time served with honor in that Army 
and been honorably discharged therefrom or remains in service in the 
Regular Army ; also any officer and enlisted man living in what was 
the Department of West Virginia, but having served in other armies 
and having been honorably discharged therefrom. Honorary mem- 
bers may, from time to time, be elected from those who served with 
distinction in any of the other armies or in the Navy of the United 
States." 

THE ARYAN ORDER OF ST. GEORGE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE 

IN THE Colonies of America. 

Instituted March nth, 1892. 
*• OBJECTS. 

" II. The purpose of this Society is to promote social virtues, 
to reprobate fashionable vices and follies, to preserve genealogical 
records of the famihes of members and the accounts of their historic 
greatness as means to further the end by enlivening a feeling of family 
worth and honor with present memorials. 

' MEMBERSHIP. 
** V. That a members' , - --♦"oposed to be conferred must be ap- 
proved by the Supreme Council or its du 'y authorized representative, 

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requirements being honorable character, illustrious and honorable 
family, colonial or noble, o( the Aryan race. 

' * X. The children of the members are to succeed them in mem- 
bership, according to the prerogative of members of a body corporate 
to choose their successors. 

"XL Ladies are eligible to membership in the Order. 

"XIL All descendants, male or female, of the first ancestor 
entitled to membership in the Order, who bear the family name, 
are eligible as members, and constitute but one family. That mem- 
ber of a family who represents the eldest line male ranks as Cacique 
or Chief of the family in the Order. 

**XIIL All members receive a diploma from the Order, the 
Caciques, in addition, transmit to their heirs the titles and the deco- 
rations of the Order, — the imperial two-headed eagle, vert, on whose 
breast is the red cross of St, George for the Holy Empire, which is 
the insignia or coat-of-arms of the Order. 

* * XIV. Families in the Order are distinguished by emblazoning 
their coat-of-arms on the two-headed eagle, while the Caciques bear, 
in addition, an ancient ducal coronet between the eagle's heads. The 
pedigrees of all members are to be lodged with their State Societies, 
having recorded ancestral titles and arms with historic evidence. 

' ' XV. That membership in the Order must be restricted to 
those descended from the following : 

" I. Those ennobled, knighted, or decorated by royalty for 
meritorious service. 

"2. British officers, civil or military, of honorable discharge, 
settled in America from the earliest to latest date. (This includes 
the whole body of the American colonial magistracy and officers.) 

" 3. Families of honorable mention entitled to coat-of-arms." 

The COLONIAL SOCIETY OF MASSACHUSETTS. 

Incorporated December 29th, 1892. 

" OBJECTS. 

" For the purpose of collecting and preserving mementoes of 
our Colonial Ancestors ; propagating knowledge of their lives and 
deeds by the publication of ancient documents and records ; culti- 

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vating an interest in the history of our country, and more especially 
of the Colonies of Plymouth and The Massachusetts Bay ; encour- 
aging individual research into the part taken by our forefathers in 
the building of our nation ; promoting intelligent discussion of events 
in which the people of our Commonwealth have been concerned, in 
order that justice may be done to participants and false claims 
silenced ; and inspiring among our members a spirit of fellowship 
based upon a proper appreciation of our common ancestry." 

" MEMBERSHIP. 

**The number of Resident Members of the Society shall never 
exceed one hundred. They shall be elected from among the citizens 
of Massachusetts, and shall cease to be members whenever they 
cease to be residents thereof. The number of Honorary Members 
never shall exceed twenty. 

"They shall be elected from among non-residents of Massachu- 
setts, and shall cease to be members if at any time they become both 
citizens and permanent residents thereof. But no person shall be 
eligible to membership who cannot prove, by documentary evidence 
satisfactory to the Council, his lineal descent from an ancestor who 
was a resident of the Colonies of Plymouth or The Massachusetts 
Bay." 

The Daughters of the Cincinnati. 

Incorporated December 27th, 1894. 
"OBJECTS. 
' * The objects of this Association are to renew, foster, and de- 
velop among its members the friendships formed and cemented amid 
the trying ordeals of the War of the Revolution ; to advance and 
encourage investigation and study of the history of the Revolution, 
and to instil in the minds of the rising generations a knowledge of 
and reverence for the intelligent wisdom which planned and success- 
fully carried out the struggle for liberty ; to cherish the memory and 
record the deeds of the noble women who, with heroic and untiring 
devotion, influenced, encouraged, and assisted the patriotic cause ; 
and to commemorate by celebrations and tablets the achievements of 
their ancestors in the Revolution, as well as to gather and preserve 
documents and relics relating to the Revolutionary period." 

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" MEMBERSHIP. 

' ' Direct lineal descendants of the army and naval officers and 
members of the Society of the Cincinnati are eligible for such mem- 
bership. 

' ' The chief condition of eligibility laid down in the Constitution 
is that each candidate for admission must be invited to join the Soci- 
ety by one of its members ; she must also be seconded by another, 
and known by a third." 

THE HOLLAND SOCIETY OF NEW YORK. 

Incorporated May 12th, 1875. 

"OBJECTS. 

^^ First. — To collect and preserve information respecting the 
early history and settlement of the city and State of New York by 
the Dutch, and to discover, collect, and preserve all still existing 
documents, monuments, etc., relating to their genealogy and his- 
tory. 

''Second. — To perpetuate the memory and foster and promote 
the principles and virtues of the Dutch ancestors of its mem.bers, and 
to promote social intercourse among the latter. 

" Third. — To gather by degrees a library for the use of the 
Society, composed of all obtainable books, monographs, pamphlets, 
manuscripts, etc., relating to the Dutch in America. 

''Fourth. — To cause statedly to be prepared and read before the 
Society, papers, essays, etc. , on questions in the history or genealogy 
of the Dutch in America. 

"Fifth. — To cause to be prepared and published, when the 
requisite materials have been discovered and procured, collections 
for a memorial history of the Dutch in America, wherein shall be 
particularly set forth the part belonging to that element in the growth 
and development of American character, institutions, and progress." 

" MEMBERS. 

"Section i. — No one shall be eligible as a member unless he 
be of full age, of respectable standing in society, of good moral 
character, and the descendant, in the direct male line, of a Dutchman 

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who was a native or resident of New York or of the American colo- 
nies prior to the year 1675. This shall include those of other former 
nationalities who found in Holland a refuge or a home, and whose 
descendants in the male Hne came to this country as Dutch settlers, 
speaking Dutch as their native tongue. This shall also include 
descendants in the male line of Dutch settlers who were born within 
the limits of Dutch settlements, and descendants in the male line of 
persons who possessed the rights of Dutch citizenship with Dutch 
settlements in America, prior to the year 1675 ; also any descendant, 
in the direct male line, of a Dutchman, one of whose descendants 
became a member of this Society prior to June 16, 1886. 



The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the 
United States. 

Instituted April i5lh, 1865, 
"OBJECTS. 

' * To cherish the memories and associations of the war waged in 
defense of the unity and indivisibility of the Republic ; strengthen 
the ties of fraternal fellowship and sympathy formed by companion- 
ship-in-arms ; advance the best interests of the soldiers and sailors 
of the United States, especially of those associated as companions 
of this Order, and extend all possible relief to their widows and 
children ; foster the cultivation of military and naval science ; enforce 
unqualified allegiance to the General Government ; protect the rights 
and liberties of American citizenship, and maintain National Honor, 
Union, and Independence." 

" MEMBERSHIP. 

^^ First Class. — ist. Commissioned officers and honorably dis- 
charged commissioned officers of the United States Army, Navy, 
and Marine Corps, Regular or Volunteer, including officers of assim- 
ilated or corresponding rank by appointment of the Secretary of 
War or Navy, who were actually engaged in the suppression of the 
Rebellion prior to the fifteenth day of April, 1865, and whose names 
appear in the Official Registers of the United States Army and Navy 

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and of the Volunteer Force of the United States Army, or who 
served under the President's call of the fifteenth day of April, 1861 ; 
or who, having served as non-commissioned officers, warrant officers, 
or enlisted men during the War of the Rebellion, have since been 
commissioned as officers in the United States Army, Navy, or Marine 
Corps, or were commissioned as officers in the Volunteer Force prior 
to the twentieth day of August, 1866 ; and persons who, having 
served as non-commissioned officers, warrant officers, or enlisted 
men as aforesaid, shall have become eligible to membership by 
inheritance from officers not members of the Order, but who were 
eligible as such, who shall have died prior to the thirty-first day of 
December, 1892. Those elected under the provisions of this clause 
shall be designated Original Companions of the First Class. 2d. 
The eldest direct male lineal descendants, according to the rules of 
primogeniture, of deceased Original Companions of the First Class, 
and of officers not members of the Order, but who were eligible as 
such, who shall have died prior to the thirty-first day of December, 
1892 ; and if there are no such descendants, then the male heirs of 
such deceased Companions or officers in the collateral branches of 
their families in the order of genealogical succession according to the 
rules of primogeniture, disregarding intervening female lines. Pro- 
vided, however, Firsts That the inheritance shall in every case of 
succession be traced anew from the original founder of the member- 
ship in the Order, or deceased officer as aforesaid, and not otherwise, 
and shall be limited in cases of collateral succession to the brothers, 
and descendants of brothers and sisters, of such Original Companion 
or deceased officer ; in cases of representation through females, the 
elder branches shall be preferred to the younger : Second, That any 
person eligible to membership by inheritance, or by renunciation of 
another, may, in writing, waive and renounce his right to such eligi- 
bility in favor of the person next entitled at the time of such renunci- 
ation, excepting that no person who is a direct lineal descendant of 
an Original Companion or deceased officer as aforesaid, shall be 
allowed to waive his right in favor of a collateral relative of such 
Original Companion or deceased officer : Third, That in case a 
Companion of the First Class or person already eligible to member- 
ship is next in the line of inheritance from a deceased Original Com- 



panion or officer as aforesaid, the eligibility to membership derived 
from such deceased Companion or officer shall devolve upon the 
person next entitled other than such living Companion or person 
already eligible or the direct lineal descendants of either ; but any 
Original Companion having no direct lineal descendants may, by 
writing filed with the Recorder of the Commandery in which he may 
be enrolled, or by his last will and testament, or instrument in the 
nature thereof, nominate for life his successor from among his male 
heirs within the said limits in the collateral branches of his family : 
Fourth^ That in cases of inheritance by persons under the age of 
twenty-one years the right of succession to eligibility to membership, 
or of renunciation thereof, shall remain in abeyance until they shall 
attain that age : Fifth, That the resignation, expulsion, or forfeiture 
of membership of a Companion who has attained such membership 
by inheritance shall only work as a waiver of his rights in favor of the 
next person in the line of inheritance from the Original Companion or 
deceased officer as aforesaid : Sixth, That no right of inheritance 
shall be derived from any Original Companion who has been expelled 
from the Order and not reinstated, but, in case an Original Com- 
panion shall have resigned or been dropped from the roll for non- 
payment of dues, his successor may be allowed, by a vote of a 
majority of the members of the Commandery present at any stated 
meeting, to revive the said right : Seventh, That such descendants or 
collateral heirs shall have first filed affidavits setting forth the facts 
upon which eligibility to membership is claimed. 

''Second Class. — The eldest sons of living Original Companions 
of the First Class who shall have attained the age of twenty-one 
years. Upon the death of his father, a Companion of the Second 
Class shall become a Companion of the First Class, and be so an- 
nounced to the Order by circular. Companions of the Second Class 
shall have the right to vote in all cases except in elections for member- 
ship in the First Class. 

' ' Third Class. — Gentlemen who in civil life, during the Rebellion, 
were specially distinguished for conspicuous and consistent loyalty to 
the National Government, and were active and eminent in maintaining 
the supremacy of the same ; but the number of Companions of the 
Third Class in any Comm.andery shall not exceed the ratio of one to 

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thirty-three of those of the First Class. Provided, however, That no 
Companion of the Third Class shall be elected after the fifteenth day 
of April, 1890." 

THE NATIONAL MARY WASHINGTON MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION. 

Organized February 22d, 1S90, for 1000 years. 

"OBJECTS. 

"The particular objects of the Society are the erection of a 
suitable monument to Mary, the mother of George Washington, 
including the acquisition of such ground as may be proper, and the 
improvement thereof by enclosure and otherwise, and the mainten- 
ance and preservation in good order, in perpetuity, of said monu- 
ment with the improvements." 

"CONTRIBUTORS. 

** Any person who shall pay to the Treasurer annually the sum 
of one dollar or more shall be recorded as a contributor for that year 
and shall be published as such in the annual report of the Board of 
Directors." 

Providing for a List of Life Members. 

- "35. — The payment of twenty-five dollars by one person at the 
same time shall entitle the person so paying to an Hereditary Life 
Membership in the Association, the certificate of which is a medal in 
the form of a star with the head of Mary, the mother of Washing- 
ton, in the center, the initials of the Association (N. M. W. M. A.) 
in blue and white enamel upon the five points on the obverse side, 
and the Washington Heraldic colors on the reverse side. 

"This Association being organized for perpetuity, these Life 
Members, and their successors by inheritance, are privileged to aid 
in caring for the protection and preservation of the grave and monu- 
ment of the mother of Washington for all future time. These medals 
are as an inheritance to descend from mother to daughter or grand- 
daughter, and so on in the direct female line, or failing these, by will 
or deed, and entitle the inheritor to a vote at all meetings of the 
Association after February 22d, 1896. 

*' No medals will be given out after that date." 

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THE NEW ENGLAl^D SOCIETY IN THE CiTY OF NEW YORK. 

Organized May 6th, 1805. Incorporated April 15th, 1833. 

"OBJECTS. 

"To commemorate the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers on 
Plymouth Rock ; to promote friendship, charity, and mutual assist- 
ance : and for literary purposes." 

"MEMBERSHIP. 

' ' Any person of the age of eighteen years and over, being a 
native, or descendant of a native, of any of the New England States, 
and of good moral character, is eligible to membership, wherever he 
may reside." 

The pilgrim Society. 

Incorporated 1820. 
"OBJECT. 

"The landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth in the month of 
December, in the year 1620, and the permanent foundations laid by 
them in Church and Commonwealth under peculiar circumstances of 
privations and toil, are among the first lines of the history of New 
England and of these United States. Their various emigrations 
from the north of England, the land of their nativity, to Am.sterdam 
and to Leyden, in Holland, in 1607 and 1609, and their final removal 
to America, in 1620, as above stated, are remarkable eras in their 
pilgrimage, the commemoration of which has become an anniversary 
piously celebrated on the 22d day of December by their descen- 
dants. 

* * That these historical events should be perpetuated by durable 
monuments, to be erected at Plymouth, is a desirable object in which 
public feeling very laudably concurs, and which has led to the insti- 
tution and incorporation of the Pilgrim Society. ' ' 

MEMBERSHIP. 

* * Any person of good moral character, who shall have paid into 
the treasury for the use of the Society, the sum of five dollars (or 

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any person who shall have paid or shall pay the sum of five dollars 
in aid of the proposed monument to be erected in honor of the Pil- 
grims), and obtained a certificate or receipt from the Treasurer, or, 
in his absence, from the Recording Secretary, for the said sum, shall 
be entitled to membership, and the Secretary shall, on receipt of 
such document, deliver to every such person a diploma accord- 
ingly. 

* * Any person of respectable character may be proposed as a 
candidate for honorary membership at any meeting of the Society, 
and, if a majority of votes be given in his favor, he shall be admitted 
as an honorary member. 

* ' Any person who shall present to the Library or Cabinet any 
article or articles which the Trustees shall deem sufficiently valuable 
to entitle him to membership, may be then admitted as a mem- 
ber." 



The Society of Sons of the American Revolution. 

Instituted April 30th, 1889. 

"objects. 

"To perpetuate the memory and the spirit of the men who 
achieved American Independence, by the encouragement of histori- 
cal research in relation to the Revolution and the publication of its 
results, the preservation of documents and relics and of the records 
of the individual services of Revolutionary soldiers and patriots, and 
the promotion of celebrations of all patriotic anniversaries ; to carry 
out the injunction of Washington in his farewell address to the 
American people, * to promote, as an object of primary importance, 
institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge,' thus developing 
an enlightened public opinion, and affording to young and old such 
advantages as shall develop in them the largest capacity for perform- 
ing the duties of American citizens ; to cherish, maintain, and extend 
the institutions of American freedom ; to foster true patriotism and 
love of country, and to aid in securing to mankind all the blessings 
of liberty. ' ' 

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"MEMBERSHIP. 

"Any man is eligible for membership who is of the age of 
twenty- one years and who is descended from an ancestor who ren- 
dered material aid to the cause of American Independence as a sol- 
dier or a seaman, or a civil officer in one of the several Colonies or 
States, or as a recognized patriot, provided he shall be found 
worthy." 

The Society of the army of Georgia. 

Instituted December 15th, 1868. 
"OBJECTS. 

"The object of the Association shall be to preserve and per- 
petuate the history of the Army of Georgia ; to preserve and unite 
those patriotic sentiments, and to maintain and strengthen that 
courteous and friendly intercourse for which the members of this 
army have always been distinguished ; to preserve the name and 
fame of the members of this army, who have fallen in the field, or 
who have otherwise perished in the service of their country, shall be 
one of the sacred duties of this Association, and no efforts shall be 
spared to collect and preserve in the archives of the Society, the 
testimonials of their deeds and services. 

' * This Society tenders to the widows and orphans of our fallen 
comrades its warmest sympathy, and readily pledges itself to provide 
for the wants and relieve the suffering of all such of them as are des- 
titute, b}?- the voluntary contribution of its members, or in such other 
way as from time to time may be determined. 

" It further pledges itself to use all proper effort to procure for 
all such disabled soldiers, and their families, as are entitled thereto, 
the pensions and bounties now provided by law. 

"The welfare of the soldier's widow ; the good name and edu- 
cation of his children, shall always be regarded as a sacred privilege 
and trust of the Association." 

"MEMBERSHIP. 

* * All such officers and soldiers as have at any time served in this 
army, and who have been honorably discharged from such service ; 

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or who remain in service in the regular army, who shall have sub- 
scribed to the Constitution and By-Laws of the Society. 

" Honorary members may, from time to time, be elected from 
among the officers of other armies of the United States, who have 
served with distinction in their armies." 



The Society of the army of the Ohio, 

Instituted December 15th, 1868. 
"OBJECTS. 

' ' To preserve and perpetuate the history of the Army of the 
Ohio ; to preserve and unite those patriotic sentiments, and to main- 
tain and strengthen that courteous and friendly intercourse for which 
the members of this army have always been distinguished. To pre- 
serve the name and fame of the members of this army who have 
fallen in the field, or otherwise perished in the service of their 
country, shall be one of the sacred duties of this Association, and 
no efforts shall be spared to collect and preserve, in the archives of 
the Society, the testimonials of their deeds and services. 

* * This Society tenders to the widows and orphans of our fallen 
comrades its warmest sympathy, and sacredly pledges itself to pro- 
vide for the wants and relieve the sufferings of all such as are desti- 
tute, by the voluntary contributions of the members, or in such other 
way as may from time to time be determined. It further pledges 
itself to use all proper effort, and procure for all such disabled sol- 
diers, and their families, as are entitled thereto, the pensions now 
provided by law. The welfare of the soldier's widow, the good 
name and education of his children, shall always be regarded as a 
sacred trust of the Association." 

"MEMBERSHIP. 

"All such officers and soldiers as have at any time served in this 
army, and who have been honorably discharged from such service ; 
or who remain in service in the regular army, who shall have sub- 
scribed to the Constitution and By-Laws of the Society, and paid 
their initiation fee. 

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*' Honorary members may, from time to time, be elected from 
among the officers of other armies of the United States who have 
served with distinction in their armies." 



THE SOCIETY OF THE WAR OF 1812. 
Organized January 3rd, 1826. 

"OBJECTS. 

" WhereaSy The Congress of the United States, by Act approved 
June i8th, 181 2, declared War to exist between the United Kingdom 
of Great Britain and Ireland and the dependencies thereof and the 
United States of America and their territories ; and 

• ' Whereas, This appeal to arms by the American People, after 
unexampled forbearance, was made necessary by a continued series 
of hostile encroachments and aggressions on their rights, interests, 
and territorial jurisdiction, and in defence of certain great principles 
of the Law of Nations which had been oppressively violated, for 
several years, to their great injury ; principles which may be sum- 
marized as follows : 

** I. — That the Independence and territorial sovereignty of the 
nation is inviolable. 

"■ 2. — That the National flag protects seamen on regularly docu- 
mented American vessels against Foreign impressment. 

"3. — That the Neutral flag covers enemy's goods with the 
exception of contraband of war. 

"4. — That neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of 
war, are not liable to capture under an enemy's flag ; and 

** 5.— That blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective ; 
that is to say, maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent access 
to the coast of the enemy and preclude a reasonable chance of 
entrance ; and 

' ' Whereas, It is fitting that the principles for which * The War 
of Eighteen Hundred and Twelve' was waged by the United States 
should ever be borne in remembrance and upheld by the American 
People. 

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''Therefore^ This Military Society has been instituted by men 
who served in the Armies and Navies of the United States in the 
War of Eighteen Hundred and Twelve, to inspire among the mem- 
bers and among the American People the patriotic spirit of those 
who, in the military or naval service of the United States, or in ser- 
vice on private armed vessels of the United States, bearing commis- 
sions of letters of marque and reprisal from the United States, dur- 
ing the War, defended their Country against hostile encroachments 
on its rights and interests and caused its sovereignty and indepen- 
dence to be respected ; to inculcate and maintain the great principles 
of the Law of Nations for which they contended ; to collect and pre- 
serve the manuscript rolls, records, and other documents relating to 
that War, and to commemorate the Land and Naval victories of the 
American arms in that War ; to undertake and assist in the erection 
of proper memorials thereof ; to perpetuate the mutual friendships 
formed in that War under the pressure of common danger, and to 
promote fellowship among the members of every degree ; to partici- 
pate in the celebration of other historic patriotic events of National 
importance, and generally to take such measures, patriotic, histori- 
cal, literary, benevolent, and social, as may conduce to the general 
intendment of this Institution, and better accomplish the objects 
thereof." 

"MEMBERSHIP. 

"The members of this Institution shall be of two classes, 
namely : 

''Original or Hereditary, who shall be members in their own 
right, and 

' 'Honorary, who shall be members for their own lives without 
heritable succession. 

"Amendment to Article Governing Hereditary Membership, 
adopted October i8th, i8gj : 

"On and after January 8th, 1894, eligibility to Hereditary Mem- 
bership shall be restricted and limited to the proper descendants of 
Commissioned Officers, Aides-de-Camp, and Commanding Officers 
of private armed vessels of the United States, comprehended and 
described in Section I. of this article ; and to the proper descendants 

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of Original and Hereditary Members of this Institution heretofore 
duly admitted ; and to the proper descendants of Original Members 
in military societies formed prior to January 8th, 1856, by men who 
served in the armies and navies of the United States in the War 
of 181 2 ; and to Hereditary Members heretofore admitted in such 
military societies and their proper descendants ; and to the proper 
descendants of the veteran delegates ; and to the proper descendants 
of the veteran delegates to the national conventions of the soldiers 
of the War of 18 12, held respectively in the city of Philadelphia on 
January 9th, 1854, and in the city of Washington on January 8th, 
1855 ; provided^ the actual mihtary or sea service of the Original 
Member or propositus from whom descent is derived, were such as 
would have made him eligible to Original Membership in this Insti- 
tution, and none other shall be eligible to Hereditary Membership. ' ' 

"HONORARY MEMBERS. 

"The President and Ex- Presidents of the United States, the 
Vice-President and Ex-Vice-Presidents of the United States, the 
Judges of the Supreme and Circuit Courts of the United States, 
General Officers of the Army of the United States, not below the 
rank of Major- General, Flag Officers of the Navy of the United 
States, not below the rank of Rear Admiral, General Officers of the 
Society of the Cincinnati and Presidents of the State Societies of 
that Order, and Citizens who have received the formal approbation 
of the Congress of the United States for distinguished conduct or 
eminent services, shall alone be eligible to Honorary Membership." 



THE Sons of Delaware. 

Organized January 27th, 1892. Incorporated April 9th, 1892. 

" OBJECTS. 

" I. To promote social intercourse among Delawareans, by birth 
or ancestry, residing or located in the State of Pennsylvania and ad- 
jacent territory. 

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** 2. To tender hospitality and manifest friendship toward Dela- 
wareans when they may be temporarily sojourning in the City of 
Philadelphia. 

"3. To collect, preserve, and disseminate information relating 
to the history, folk-lore, and conditions of the people and relating to 
the institutions of the State of Delaware." 

" MEMBERSHIP. 

*' Membership in this organization may be active or honorary. 

'^Active. — The applicant must be above the age of twenty-one 
years. He must have been born in the State of Delaware, or he 
must have been born of parents or grand-parents one of whom was 
born in the State of Delaware, or he must have been a resident of 
the State of Delaware for a continuous period of ten years, or pos- 
sess such other qualifications as the Board of Governors shall deem 
within the scope and purposes of this organization. 

''Honorary. — Honorary membership shall consist of such per- 
sons as this organization shall desire to honor by reason of some 
deserved distinction concerning the State of Delaware or the pur- 
poses of this organization. ' ' 



The ST. Nicholas society of the city of New York. 

Organized February 28th, 1835. Incorporated April 17th, 1841. 
" OBJECTS. 

' ' To collect and preserve information respecting the history of 
the City of New York and to promote social intercourse among its 
native citizens, as well as to engage in certain relief- work." 

" MEMBERSHIP. 

* * Any person of full age in respectable standing in society, of 
good moral character, who was a native or resident of the city or 
State of New York prior to the year 1785, or who is the descendant 
of any such native or resident, or who is a descendant of a member 
of this Society, shall be eligible as a member. But whenever, and 






as long as there shall be six hundred and fifty members of the Soci- 
ety no one shall be elected to membership unless he be the descendant 
in the oldest male line of a member or former member, and in all 
elections to membership the ballot shall be first taken on the candi- 
dates who may be the descendants of members." 



1776— UNITED STATES DAUGHTERS— 1812. 

Incorporated 1892. 
" OBJECTS. 

"To secure the genealogies, facts, and traditions of the Founders 
of America in the French War, in the Revolution, and the War of 
1812." 

"MEMBERSHIP. 

"Ladies eligible to membership in the vSociety, U S.D., 1776- 
181 2, must be lineal descendants from an ancestor who assisted in the 
War of 1 776-1 8 1 2, either as a military or naval officer, a soldier, or 
a sailor, or in any way gave aid to the cause, provided always that 
the Society reserves to itself the privilege of rejecting any nomination 
that may not be acceptable to it. ' * 



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